CAMEROON VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,905	6	10,695	+ 19,210
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,090	31	1,157	+ 23,934
Lung Disease	3	15,304	20	2,310	+ 12,993
Stroke	4	13,913	5	11,199	+ 2,713
Lung Cancers	5	13,038	51	301	+ 12,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,097	1	19,694	- 9,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,041	43	569	+ 9,472
Prostate Cancer	8	6,588	34	940	+ 5,648
Falls	9	4,369	27	1,235	+ 3,134
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,328	52	290	+ 4,038
Breast Cancer	11	3,923	23	1,874	+ 2,049
Lymphomas	12	3,629	44	489	+ 3,140
Suicide	13	3,560	19	2,333	+ 1,227
Kidney Disease	14	3,433	13	5,140	- 1,708
Other Injuries	15	3,276	16	3,289	- 13
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,145	11	5,468	- 2,323
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,114	46	449	+ 2,665
Skin Cancers	18	2,290	56	204	+ 2,085
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,017	18	2,474	- 457
Bladder Cancer	20	2,001	62	65	+ 1,937
Leukemia	21	1,988	54	275	+ 1,713
Stomach Cancer	22	1,930	45	458	+ 1,472
Other Neoplasms	23	1,823	63	49	+ 1,774
Ovary Cancer	24	1,736	50	303	+ 1,434
Drug Use	25	1,481	35	928	+ 553
Liver Cancer	26	1,457	37	875	+ 581
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,393	59	135	+ 1,258
Hypertension	28	1,292	22	2,035	- 744
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,242	33	986	+ 256
Liver Disease	30	1,201	14	4,531	- 3,330
Alcohol	31	1,150	57	198	+ 952
Oral Cancer	32	942	39	845	+ 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	897	40	754	+ 143
Congenital Anomalies	34	766	12	5,258	- 4,492
Malnutrition	35	759	28	1,218	- 459
Uterin Cancer	36	754	60	75	+ 679
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	718	3	11,849	- 11,130
Skin Disease	38	717	48	324	+ 393
Cervical Cancer	39	702	26	1,582	- 880
Epilepsy	40	670	38	867	- 196
Multiple Sclerosis	41	669	64	41	+ 629
Road Traffic Accidents	42	642	9	7,810	- 7,168
Asthma	43	475	25	1,619	- 1,144
Anemia	44	419	84	0	+ 419
Drownings	45	363	29	1,178	- 815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	345	49	323	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	340	68	26	+ 314
Fires	48	251	36	908	- 658
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	182	80	0	+ 182
Violence	50	179	24	1,666	- 1,487
Osteoarthritis	51	153	81	0	+ 153
Low Birth Weight	52	132	8	7,950	- 7,819
Schizophrenia	53	128	83	0	+ 128
Birth Trauma	54	98	7	8,243	- 8,145
Hepatitis C	55	95	66	27	+ 68
Tuberculosis	56	84	10	7,414	- 7,330
Poisonings	57	81	41	666	- 585
Meningitis	58	76	15	3,441	- 3,364
Appendicitis	59	68	61	72	- 5
Upper Respiratory	60	65	70	19	+ 46
HIV/AIDS	61	58	2	13,888	- 13,830
Oral conditions	62	48	82	0	+ 48
Hepatitis B	63	19	47	336	- 317
Pertussis	64	7	21	2,288	- 2,281
Otitis Media	65	7	74	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	66	6	17	2,615	- 2,608
Syphilis	67	5	30	1,170	- 1,166
War	68	3	42	643	- 640
Tetanus	69	2	55	223	- 221
Encephalitis	70	1	58	187	- 186
Diphtheria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	72	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	30	- 30
Chlamydia	77	0	72	4	- 4
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	83	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	84	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.